In the last episode of the current series I talk to the founder of Legasee, an organisation that films and archives interviews with British military veterans from the Second World War to the present day...Legasee website link:  

Jackie Moggridge learnt to fly at 15, flew over 1500 aircraft during the war and went on to become a successful commercial pilot. This is her story...

Joseph R. Beyrle  is the only known American soldier to have served in combat with both the United States Army and the Soviet Red Army during World War II. Hear how this happened...

Lying about your age to enlist in time of war was not unusual, but to go on and pilot an aircraft on bombing missions almost beggars belief. Listen to Tom Dobney's incredible story.... 

As we approach the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, this is the often overlooked story of the first action of that day, the 6th June 1944. 

In 1916 a British Merchant Steam Ship's Captain tried to avoid being captured by a German U-boat whilst in the North Sea. He succeeded but paid the ultimate price a year later. This is his story....See some photographs on the Facebook p...

In June 1943, a British RAF pilot was forced to land on the Italian island of Lampedusa. There he encountered a garrison of over 4,000 Italian soldiers. What happened next was later turned into a play and musical...See a map of the ...

A medieval conflict that gave us some of Shakespeare's greatest calls to arms, the origin of our patron saint's day, the story of Joan of Arc and the dominance of an English weapon, the Longbow. See a map of the relevant places on ...

Stalag Luft III was the POW camp from which the 'Great Escape' took place, but it was also the scene of other escapes and a temporary home for some interesting characters... See a plan of the "Great Escape' on the podcast's Faceboo...

In 1917 a photograph of this Australian soldier taken on the Western Front created the legend that is Barney Hines. A fearless soldier on the battlefield but away from it he was almost impossible to manage and in civilian life he struggled to c...

'Jas' Storrar lied about his age and joined the RAF aged 17 in early 1939. By the age of 18 he had shot down German aircraft over northern France during the retreat to Dunkirk and fought in the Battle of Britain. He went on to fly in North Afri...

The defence of the British Army Garrison of Rorke's Drift during the Anglo-Zulu War was one of the greatest defences in military history, but have some of the heroes been forgotten or simply misrepresented, particularly when compared to the 196...

A short trailer for a new series beginning soon...

In the final episode of the series I will be talking about the origins of how we commemorate the fallen including the Cenotaph, the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior and the Remembrance Poppy.

Do you remember children’s TV shows, How and Take Hart  or Police 5, the original Star Trek , Dixon of Dock Green and Dad’s Army ? If you do, find out how  some of their prese...

The 2nd Battalion of the Royal East Kent Regiment were just one part of the British Army defending the allied line along the River Escaut in Belgium in May 1940, a week before the withdrawal began at Dunkirk. This is the story of the Battalion'...

At the height of the Falklands War in 1982, HMS Coventry was sunk after being attacked by Argentinian fighter aircraft. This is the personal account of one of the sailors on board…..

In this episode I will be looking at the Second World War service of British comedians and comic actors, such as the Goons and stars of the Carry On films, TV sitcoms Dads Army and Porridge, amongst others….

In May 1940 with the retreating British Army trying to hold off a rapidly advancing German force, the 4th Royal Tank Regiment were engaged at Arras in France. This is the story of two of their tank commanders…..

In November 1915 a lightly armed Royal Navy auxiliary cruiser was sunk by a German U Boat off the coast of Libya. This is the story of the 92 surviving crew members, their survival in the desert as prisoners and a dramatic rescue. 

What did Obi Wan Kenobi, an M, a Q and a Blofeld, 3 Doctors Who and Coronation Street’s Stan Ogden all do in the Second World War ?Find out as I trawl through more British actors looking at their military service. 

This re-edited episode deals with a Second World War mission to fly into occupied Poland and steal a dismantled V2 rocket from under the noses of the Germans.

William Coltman was one of the most decorated soldiers in the Great War and became a hero for many acts of bravery, yet he was a soldier who never fired a shot in anger. This is his story.

Looking at the Second World War military service of British actors from the films:The Battle of Britain, The Longest Day and Zulu. 

In September 1943 British Midget Submarines carried out a raid on the pride of the German fleet, the battleship Tirpitz, which was lying in a heavily fortified lair deep in a Norwegian fjord. This was Operation Source